Fluid operated guiding means



y 1955 A. c. PETERSON 2,708,004

FLUID OPERATED GUIDING MEANS Filed June 25, 1952 2 Shets-Sheet 1 A. c.PETERSON FLUID OPERATED GUIDING MEANS May 10, 1955 Filed June 25, 1952 2Sheets-Sheet 2 4 9 \7 0% WWW fl w 0 Y \J 3 1 a. 3 J Y. 2 5 mm 5 s 1 M\m/ww a\ N Q 4 l 4 L 5 w 0 2m F E Md m 7V 0 m. /J 0 3 Q a M INVENTUHUnited States Patent My invention relates to guiding means forautomotive A vehicles such as operated by fluid pressure means, and itis therefore called fluid operated guiding means.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide an improved form ofguiding or steering means for auto motive vehicles, especially thepassenger automobile,

which means shall be simple and relatively cheap in manufacture,efficient in operation, and which shall be such that manual guidingmeans may become nstantly effective in the event of any failure of thefluid operated guiding means. Such fluid operated or hydraulic operatedsteering means, as have been used, are relatively complicated, and donot have generally a completely dual form of steering such that eachform is effective to procure guiding and stabilization of the drivingwheels in travel.

An object of this invention is to combine the guiding means, fluidoperated, with the wheel supporting construction, in such a way, thatthe result is a cheaper and more simple form of construction. An objectis to provide a simple form of directly eifective hydraulic or flu1d pressure control for the guiding wheels of an automobile, in conjunctionwith the steering effect by manual control, so that this directlyeffective hydraulic guiding procures increased stability for the frontwheels in travel. In general the object is to improve upon fluidpressure operated guiding or steering means for automotive vehicles.

The principal devices and combinations of devices comprising myinvention, are as hereinafter described and as defined in the claims. Inthe accompanying drawings which illustrate my invention, like charactersrefer to like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the front end of a chassis of an automobile,showing the front wheels, wheel supporting means or brackets for thewheels, and a general plan view of the apparatus forming my guidingmeans.

Figure 2 is a view ona scale approximately twice that of Figure l, toshow the especial fluid actuating means, this being principally ahorizontal section, through the fluid pressure actuating means and itsvalve means, some parts being shown in plan view (as in Flgure 1) someparts being broken away, the section being on the line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section at right angles to that of Figure2, on the lines 3--3 of Figures 2 and 1, some parts being shown in fullside elevation.

Figure 4 is a detail vertical section, on the line 4 4 of Figures 1, 2,and 5, some parts broken away, 8 0816111 full side elevation, this viewshowing, diagrammatically, also, the hand wheel and sterring post, formanually guiding the vehicle, this hand wheel being not shown in .otherviews.

Figure 5 is a detailed vertical section, on the lines- 5 of Figures 2and 4, this section being at rlght angles to he s ction of Pi re 4. tFigure 6 is a v iew of a slightly modified form of the control valve 36in piston rod 24, the section being on a line similar to the section ofFig. 2, this modified control 2 valve being usable with all other partsas in Figs. 1 and 2. Referring first chiefly to Figure 1, this viewshows the front end of the chassis and shows the road wheels 1, of thevehicle chassis, wheel spindles 2 (in dotted lines), vertical pivotalmounting posts 3 to which the wheel spindles are attached, guidingcranks or levers 4 formed with the pivotal mounting posts 3, hinges orfulcrums by which the wheel spindles and posts are attached to wheelsupporting arms, the hinges attaching the upper post bearings 5 denoted6, the hinges attaching the lower post bearings denoted 7. The wheelsupporting arms 8, the upper, and 9 the lower, mount the road wheels 1by the h nges described. All of these parts as above detailed are suchas are generally used in automotive vehicles, and are not more in detaildescribed inasmuch as they are commonly known and used, and they areshown as of one type, in diagrammatic fashion, to indicate their usewith the apparatus hereafter described, and it should be understood,that they may be of any type as commonly used.

The upper wheel supporting arms 8 are attached by the trunnion brackets10 to side rails 11 of the chassis, the arms being hinged at points 12.These arms 8 are shorter than arms 9. The supporting arms 9 are each attheir inner ends, attached by hinges 13 two for each arm, to theopposite sides of a control mounting plate 14 which serves the triplepurpose of forming a support for the hinges 13, forming in it a mountingfor a control lever, and forming in it the cylinder for the actuatingpiston means.

The control mounting plate 14 is in general form a rectangularhorizontally placed mounting plate having at its extreme forward end aflanged part 15 by which it is attached by bolts 16 to transversechassis member 17, and having at its extreme rearward end a verticalflanged part 18 by which it is attached by'bolts 19 to the transversechassis member 20 so that thus the control mounting plate is firmlysupported as a part of the vehicle chassis and in turn supports thewheel supporting arms 8 and 9 and thereby supports the road wheels 1.The yieldable spring supporting means commonly used with such means, isnot shown, as it is contemplated that such yieldable means by which thechassis is yieldably supported is or may be of any commonly used form.

The control mounting plate 14 has formed in it by boring through it, ahorizontally placed cylinder bore 21 the axis of which lies in ahorizontal plane approximately at the level of the steering crank armsor levers 4 and is on an axis extended transversely of the vehiclechassis at right angles to the direction of forward travel of thechassis. This cylinder bore 21 is closed at both of its opposite ends bycylinder heads 22 and 23, respectively, and through each of these theopposite ends of the piston rod 24 is extended and has at each oppositeend universal joints 25 and 26, respectively fixed on it and theseuniversal joints 25, 26 respectively universally join to the piston rodat the opposite ends, the semi-tie rods or crank rods 27, 28,respectively, and one of the latter is joined by ball and socket joint29 (or any universal joint) to the crank arm 4 of one road wheel and theother is joined by ball and socket joint (or any universal joint) 30 tothe crank arm 4 of the other road wheel 1. Thus the two road wheels arejoined together for steering by their crank arms 4 and a common tie-rodformed by the semi-tie rods Z or crank rods 27 and 28 and the commonconnecting piston rod 24. The movement of these parts 24, 27, 28determines the movement of the steering road wheels 1, as tie-rodsusually do, i. e. as a unit means.

The common piston rod 24 has formed on it or firmly fixed to it to moveaxially with the piston rod 24, two pistons 31' and 32, respectively,each reciprocable, as one unit, with piston rod 24, in the cylinder bore21. These two pistons are separated as shown a short distance andintermediately of the pistons there is mounted slidably on themid-portion of the piston rod 24 to slide a very short distance axiallyof it, either way a collar bearing sleeve 33 having two collars 34, oneat each end fixed on it or formed on it, and the sleeve has also formedwith it or fixed to it to slide with it inwardly projecting posts 35which project into as many sockets formed, in a cylindrical valve 36which latter is slidable a very short distance relatively and axiallywithin a bore formed in the mid-portion of the piston rod 24. This boredenoted 37 is closed at each of its extreme opposite ends but at itsextreme opposite ends may have discharge of fluid as liquid throughflexible discharge conduits 38 and 39, respectively, the attached endsof which will move with the piston rod in its reciprocation and providea discharge route for liquid after the liquid performs its actuatingfunction. The discharge conduits 38 and 39 discharge back to a pressuresupply pump 40 and the latter may also receive any required additionalsupply of liquid by means of supply conduit 41. The liquid pump 40 isoperated by any motor means 42 or in any manner. This pump may be theusual lubricating supply pump or any hydraulic liquid supply means orfluid supply means, as means supplying air under pressure (if it isdesired that air or gaseous fluid be used as the actuating fluid).

The pump 40 delivers under pressure to pressure reservoir 43 and thelatter may deliver under pressure at any time through conduit 44 to thespace 45 intermediately of the pistons 31, 32 in cylinder bore 21.Theliquid under pressure will normally fill this space and otherconnected space 46 interiorly of control mounting plate 14. The pressurefluid may flow into the spaces 47 or 48 on the opposite sides of thepistons 31, 32, alternatively, as controlled by the valve 36 which maybe called a control valve. The flow of the pressure fluid in the onecase (for one direction of steering) is through ports 49 in the relatedpiston to ports 50 in the control valve, then through a port 51 to therelated opposite space on the opposite side of the piston 31, or in theother case (for the other direction of steering) it may flow through theport 52 in the related piston, then through port 53 in control valve 36,then through port 54 in the piston rod 24 to the related opposite sideof the piston 32. In the first case the space on the opposite side ofthe piston 32 will discharge through port 53 in control valve 36, thenthrough passages 55 formed interiorly of piston rod 24 and then by wayof space in the related end of the valve bore to one discharge conduit39. In the second case, or alternative case, the space on the oppositeside of the other piston will discharge through port 50 in the controlvalve to passages 56 formed interiorly of piston rod 24 and thereby tospace in the valve bore and thereby to a discharge conduit 38.

The control valve, it will be seen, in Figure 2, will move either wayonly a very short distance, say even less than one-eighth orone-sixteenth of an inch, or as required but preferably not more thanabout one-eighth inch to one-quarter inch either way from itsintermediate or neutral position. The neutral position is normallysecured, when there is no manual steering control torque, by means oftwo coil springs placed about piston rod 24 intermediately of thepistons 31, 32 one being between one piston and one collar 34 and theother being between the other piston and the other collar 34. Thesesprings 5758 are of equal strength so that they keep the control valveintermediately located, normally. Pressure from manual control will movethe collar sleeve 33 either way against tension of the compressionsprings mentioned, 57 and 58, and such movement will by the inward posts35 move the control valve 36 the same direction relatively to the pistonrod 24 within which the control valve is located.

In such control movement relatively, either way, the alternativeconnections for flow, as above described, are achieved. This controlmovement, either way, axially of control valve 36, is secured by meansof a steering crank lever generally denoted 59 and which has one arm 59ainteriorly of control mounting plate 14 in space 46, this arm 59a havingat its outer or swinging end a bifurcated part having rather largediameter, horizontally diskshaped members 59b which approximately fillthe space from one side to the other between collars 34 of sleeve 33 sothat movement either way procures movement of sleeve 33 and collars 34and posts 35, instantly. The inner end of arm 59a is rotationally fixedby tongue and groove elements 590 to oscillate pivot pin 59d and at thetop of the latter, on the upper exterior side of control mounting plate14, there is formed with the pivot pin 59d (or securely fixed thereto)the other arm 592 of the steering crank lever 59, and the latter extendsat right angles horizontally to arm 59a and at its extreme outer end hasformed with it the bifurcated members 59 each of which is in turnbifurcated, and includes between its members one of the lugs 60 whichare formed on opposite sides of the worm-block 61. The latter has alsoformed with it a radially horizontally projecting lug 62 which is placedbetween opposite contacting parts 63 of the arm 59:: so that thereby theworm block 61 is held against rotation on the worm 64, which is axiallyinteriorly of worm block 61, and on which the worm block 61 may be movedaxially in either direction by turning of worm 64.

The worm 64 is rotatably mounted in bearing fixtures 65 formed oncontrol mounting plate 14 and its shaft 66 at one end has fixed thereonthe slightly beveled gear 67, and the latter is in permanent engagementwith bevel gear 68, which is fixed on manual steering post 69, which inturn is rotatably held in bearing 70 or other bearing fixtures and isrotatable in either direction for manual steering direction by means ofthe manual steering wheel 71. The steering post 69 may be of any lengthsuch that the manual steering wheel 71 is in a suitable location in thechassis. The ports 72 and 73 in the piston rod 24 cooperate with theports 50 and 53, respectively, to procure the discharging function. Thebore in the intermediate portion of the piston rod 24 wherein thecontrol valve 36 may have oscillation through a very short distance, isshown as closed by the metal of the piston rod 24, at both ends, butthis closure of the formed bore in piston rod 24 may be closed in anyway after the forming of the bore, as by parts welded in or otherwiseinserted to be held in place. The parts of the structure are shown insuch way as will best facilitate explanation and description orillustration of the parts with regard to their relative functioning. Thepiston rod 24, in particular, may

be formed in such parts as may be convenient for manufacture andassembly, and the pistons 31 and 32 may be formed and united with thepiston rod 24 in any manner to facilitate assembly and manufacture. Thesteering wheel 71 is shown as relatively small in the illustration,

and it should be understood that this is for illustration in the limitedspace available, and that the proportions should be such as are bestsuited for the particular function. Sleeve 33 and collars 34 may besplit and secured together.

Referring now to Figures 1 to 5, the general operation is now moregenerally described. The spaces 45 and 46 and the spaces 47, 48, andconnecting conduits are filled with an operating fluid as lubricatingoil, preferably, and the reservoir 43 is also supplied with that oil.When the control valve 36 is in its normal relative position, as shownin Figure 2, the ports of the control valve 36 through which the oilmight flow, are closed, and there is then no flow, and the locking ofthe oil in the spaces mentioned, serves to lock the pistons 31, 32 andpiston rod 24, in the normal intermediate position whereby the roadwheels 1 are then locked in the straight ahead posi tions. If the driverdesires a turn in either direction by road wheels 1, he then turns thesteering wheel 71 in the desired direction, and by this action, the worm64 is turned to move worm block 61 and the control lever 59 in thedesired way, and this results in movement of collar sleeve 33 in thedesired direction, so that a spring 57 or 58 is first compressed andco-incidently the internal posts 35 moves control valve 36 in thedesired direction, and thereby the oil under pressure in space andreservoir 43 flows through opened ports of piston rod 24 (or thepistons) and the associated ports or 53, into a space 47 or 48 on theopposite side of one piston 31 or 32 and co-incidently oil flows awayfrom the space 47 or 48 of the other end of the cylinder bore 21 throughpassages or 56 and by way of discharge conduits 38 or 39 back to pump 40and reservoir 43. It will be noted that pump 40 is always operated byany motor means 42 or any other means to-create pressure of liquid inreservoir 43 and spaces 45, 46. As soon as either movement one way orthe other of control valve 36 relative to piston rod 24 and pistons 3132is procured by the driver, the pressure of oil on one side of thetwo-piston assembly 31-32 will create impulsion on the piston rod 24 inthe desired direction and causemovement in the desired direction ofpiston rod 24, carrying with it semi-tie rods or connecting rods 27 and28 as a unit with piston rod 24 and pistons 31-32, so that steeringcranks 4 are similarly moved to turn road wheels 1 in the desireddirection. As soon as the driver stops movement of the steering wheel 71the control valve 36 becomes fixed relative to piston rod 24 in whateverposition it may be, relatively to cylinder bore 21, and thus piston rod24 moves rightwardly or leftwardly, under power of the oil underpressure, to the extent that the driver turns his wheel 71 in eitherdirection. He procures a return to normal straight ahead position in thesame manner by turning his wheel 71 in a reverse direction until thestraight ahead position, the position of the parts shown, is againprocured. In the event that there is any failure of the oil pressure orany failure of parts, in any way, the movement of lever arm 59a mayforce the collar sleeve 33 and posts 35 against piston rod 24 (space formovement of posts 35 being limited) and thereby piston rod 24 andconnecting rods 27, 28 may be rnanually moved for steering or guiding ofthe road wheels 1, and the vehicle chassis. Posts 35 are in slots inpiston rod 24.

Referring now to Figure 6, which shows a slightly modified form of thecontrol valve and its ports, and a modified form of return of the liquidoil from the spaces 47 and 48, there is shown in Figure 6 only the partsdirectly relating to the control valve and pistons 31, 32 and piston rod24. The piston rod 24 is connected as in the first form with theconnecting rods or semi-tie rods 27, 28, and operates the road wheels 1by these rods, as in the first form. The lever 59 and the parts whichoperate it, Worm 64, gears 67, 68, worm block 61 and pins 6t steeringwheel post 69 and Wheel 71, are all as in the first form,

so that of these parts only part of lever arm 59a is shown. This arm 59ais operated as in the first form and operates or moves control valve 36axially relative to piston rod 24 and pistons 31, 32, as in the firstform, and posts 35, as in the first form, will after the short initialmovement, either way, contact the abutting or adjacent edges or pistonrod 24 (at ends of the slots wherein posts 35 move axially) and then aspistons 31, 32 are moved with piston rod 24 by action of the fluidpressure, either way, will move further along with piston rod 24, if thedriver continues further turning movement manually upon the steeringwheel 71. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 6 (as also by referenceto Fig. 2) that control valve 36 and posts 35, and collar sleeve 33, canmove only ap proximately the distance necessary to open passage throughthe ports, in either direction, and that any movement thereafter, aftercontact, will be as a unit with the piston rod 24 and pistons 31, 32,and connecting rods 27, 28.

In this form, Fig. 6, the piston rod 24 has the ports 49, and 52, andthe ports 72 and 73, and the control valve 36 has the ports 50 and 53,substantially, as in the first form, except that ports 50 and 53 arerelatively longer. Piston rod 24 does not have the long axially parallelpassages 56, 55, as in the first form, but instead has the short ports74 and 75, near opposite ends of piston rod 24, and these ports 74, 75,respectively, permit flow by way of ports 50 and 53, from the respectivespaces 47 and 48, to annular, relatively long ports 76, 77,respectively, and that flow from the latter ports 76, 77 isuninterrupted or unrestricted, to the discharge conduits 78, and 79,respectively, the latter conduits in this form being fixed, unmovingconduits, rather than flexible moving conduits as in the first form. Theports 74, 75 are always open to annular ports 76, 77, so that wheneverthe ports 50 or 53, by movement of the control valve 36, either way,come into transverse alignment with ports 74 or '75, flow from spaces 47or 48, is permitted. When this connection for flow is made either way,the other of ports 50 and 53 comes into alignment with ports 49 (in onedirection of movement) or with ports, 52, in the other direction ofmovement,'whereby How of the pressure fluid from space 45, through ports49 or ports 52, is permitted. In either form of my device, there'is asmall passage or'bore formed longitudinally and axially of the controlvalve 36 from end to end, so that at any time the spaces within pistonrod 24 at the ends of the control valve 36 beyond it, either way, areconnected by this passage 8-0 for flow of liquid to equalize pressuresat either end of the control valve 36. If the flow, in any construction,by way of supply conduit 41, to or from any supply source, for oil, isunrestricted, the passage 80 in the first form may be omitted. Ports 76,77 are in heads 22a, 23a.

It will be seen, that in either form, the movement of the piston rod 24and pistons 31, 32, and connecting rods 27, 28, is locked againstmovement in any direction from the normal position relatively to thecontrol valve 36, by the locking of fluid in the spaces 47, 48, and thatthe cooperation of worm 64 and worm block 61 also performs a lockingfunction, preserving the status until the steering wheel 71 is manuallymoved out of the position it then occupies, whether that position be theposition for straight ahead travel or turning movement. Movement of thesteering wheel 71, either way, instantly moves block 61 and results inmovement of control valve 36, relatively to piston rod 24, to thuseffect'unlocking and initiation of power steering action in eitherselected direction of turning movement.

While I have shown particular devices and combinations or devices in theillustration of my invention, 1 contemplate that other detailed devicesand combinations may be utilized in the realization without departingfrom the spirit and contemplation thereof.

What I claim is:

l. A fluid operated means for steering actuation comprising: asupporting structure forming a part of :1 vehicle structure and a pairof wheel spindle structures having pivotal steering mounting on saidsupporting structure for steering pivoting of said wheel spindlestructures about the steering axes in said steering mounting; a pair ofroad wheels mounted one on each spindle structure and each spindlestructure having an affixed crank lever for turning the spindle on itssteering axis; a pair of link-rods one pivotably connected at one end toone of the crank levers and the other connected at one r piston meansformed as a part of and fixed with the said intermediate link andreciprocable within the said cylinder; a source of fluid under pressureand a conduit means for flow of fluid therefrom to either of oppositesides of said piston means; a conduit means for discharge of fluid fromeither side of said piston means; a control means manually movable andassociated with said conduit means to permit flow from said pressuresource to either selected side of said piston means and eo-incidently topermit flow from the opposite side of said piston means; the saidcontrol means comprising a valve means axially of said piston means andintermediate link, and port means in said intermediate link and portmeans in said valve means, one port means cooperable with the other portmeans when the valve means is moved either way from a normal position,the said valve means having a normal position relative to saidintermediate link and its said piston means to interrupt cooperation ofsaid port means.

2. The combination of claim 1 in which said control means includes acontrol lever that is interconnected with the valve means to effectinitial movement of the valve means relative to the intermediate linkand its said piston means, said control lever including meansinterconnecting with the intermediate link to effect impulsion bycontact with said intermediate link after said initial movement.

3. The combination of claim 1 in which said control means includes acontrol lever that is interconnected with the valve to effect initialmovement of the valve means relative to the intermediate link and itspiston means, said control lever including means interconnecting withthe intermediate link to effect impulsion by contact with saidintermediate link after said initial movement, and cooperating worm andblock means one element of which is interconnected with said controllever means to move it and the other of which is interconnected with asteering lever means or equivalent.

4. All of the means as described and as claimed in claim 1 and incombination; a right-angled control lever pivotally mounted on arelatively fixed pivot and having interconnection by one of its armswith the said valve means to procure movement of said valve meansrelatively to said intermediate link and its said piston means andhaving interconnection by its other arm with a worm block, a worminterassociated with said worm block to procure movement of said Wormblock in the direction axially of said worm, a manually directablesteering lever or equivalent interconnected with said worm to procureturning of said worm in either direction on its axis according to themovement of said steering lever.

5. All of the means as described and as claimed in claim 1 and incombination: a right angled control lever pivotally mounted on arelatively fixed pivot and having interconnection by one of its armswith the said valve means to procure movement of said valve means relatively to said intermediate link and its said piston means and havinginterconnection by its other arm with a worm block, a worminter-associated with said worm block to procure movement of said Wormblock in the direction axially of said worm, the first named armincluding means to contact the said intermediate link after limitedrelative movement either way from the normal relative position to effectimpulsion either way of the intermediate link when the said valve meanshas moved either way to a position effecting the said port cooperation.

6. All of the means as described and claimed in claim 1 and incombination; the said supporting structure including an intermediatecommon member and arms horizontally extended therefrom to each wheelspindle structure and pivotally connected to the wheel spindle structureand at the inner ends pivotally connected to the said intermediatecommon member; the said intermediate common member having said fixedcylinder afiixed to its side, a space internally of said intermediatecommon member and a space intermediate the opposite ends of said pistonmeans; a control lever pivotally mounted in said last named spaces inbearing means formed in said intermediate common member said controllever having an arm extending into said intermediate space in saidpiston means, the said valve means being movable parallel with saidpiston means and axially thereof and having interconnection with thelever arm internally of the common member, the said control leverpivotally mounted having affixed to it externally of said common membera second lever arm, a Worm block with which said second lever arm isinterconnected, a worm actuably interconnected with said worm block, anda manually actuated steering lever means actuably connected with saidworm to turn it in accordance with manually induced impulsion of saidsteering lever means.

7. All of the means as described and as claimed in claim 1, and incombination; the said control means comprising also, a lever pivotablymounted on a pivot fixed relative to the said cylinder, the said leverextending through an aperture in the side of said cylinder into anintermediate portion of said piston means and interactuably connectedwith the said valve means for thrusting of the said valve means ineither direction axially, and manually manipulable steering meansinterconnected with the said lever for movement thereof in eitherdirection oscillatively on its pivot.

8. All of the means as described and as claimed in claim 1, and incombination; the said control means comprising also, a lever pivotablymounted on a pivot fixed relative to the said cylinder, the said leverextending through an aperture in the side of said cylinder into anintermediate portion of said piston means and interactuably connectedwith the said valve means for thrusting of the said valve means ineither direction axially, yieldable means for maintenance of the saidvalve means normally in its mid-station relative to said piston means,the said lever in the event of failure of said fluid pressure sourcehaving potential inter-engagement with said intermediate link and pistonmeans when the said valve means is moved to the full extent of itslimited relative movement either direction away from the normal stationof the said valve means relative to the said piston means.

9. All the means as described and as claimed in claim 1, and incombination; the said control means comprising also, a lever pivotablymounted on a pivot fixed relative to the said cylinder, the said leverextending through an aperture in the side of said cylinder into anintermediate portion of said piston means and interactuably connectedwith the said valve means for thrusting of the said valve means ineither direction axially, yieldable means for maintenance of the saidvalve means normally in its midstation relative to said piston, the saidlever in the event of failure of said fluid pressure source havingpotential inter-engagement with said intermediate link and piston meanswhen the said valve means being capable of movement in either directionaway from its normal station relative to the said piston means, manuallymanipulable steering means interconnected with the said lever formovement thereof in either direction oscillatively on its pivot, thesaid last named means including a rotatable worm and a worm block inco-actuation therewith, the said worm-block having inter-connection withthe said lever for directional actuation thereof, about its pivot.

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